Winding-machine.



E. R, PHILLIPS. WINDING; MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 1906.

' Patented May 13,1913.

E. 11. PHILLIPS. WINDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 1906.

Patented May 13,1913

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I E. PHILLIPS. WINDING MAcgmB. AYBLIOATION FILED FEB 21, 1906.

Patented May 13, 1913.

Application filed February 21, was,

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EUGENE n. PEZLLIEFEL-Dl? 1 3:?

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My onions 1mm 7 Patented May 13, 1913..

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE R. Emnmesi a citizen of die United States, residing Phillipsdale, in the oounty o1" Providencs and State of Bloods Island. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in l/Vinding-lvlachines, of which the following is a full, clean and exact description.

- My inventio reintes to a method of 'winding ineiaillc s e by the tension of the Wires itself as it tr v"the successive layers,

The machines and processes Winding ordinary Wits, cord; twine, thread, eta, ore not applicable to the purposes of eleciricel Winding ince; insulated copper mognetwiye cannot be made to Wind itself in any regular predetermined d 01' pitch CQYTQSPOFLM 1,2; to any fined lfei l of a mechanism. Either by reason of iii 3 insoiolion or variations in the temper of the metal, or on sec-aunt of slight irregularities or kinks in the wire produced by the isolating processes ma windings have a "tendency to wind iii s'coarse pitch and then with a line 0 e, that it is impossible to adjust onv '11" on mechanism to properly iide the By the present invsnnon I on. in Wind :1 sn'u'lo'i'il i manner. ngs: Figure l regular and in In he a bottom nnnalicallv FlHPSQHiTEil; le s" showing a 1': being on n scale; Fl I mi diogrnnnnzltio vi illosiiatin V l winding opei'aiiong lis a bottom $1813 of the some: side elevation of :2 prowl-i231 cnnsticuctf V bodying the pvinciples of my invendon; 6 is s. perspesiive View showing av slightly modif ed form of construction.

in oder that the present invention shall be made clear have indicated in the drawing (see Fig. 2} a very mueh enlargednnd exaggerated representation of a partially completed spool. The Wire is shown applied in somewhat the form it takes in prectioe with a kinked portion between. the points A and F5. and a straight llllli fillll po tion between lllt point-s E and. Q is will be seen that (he feed between the points A y much greater than that m:-

invention Fig. lei'ed spool, v

The Winding of magnet spools has iii-sen accomplished by machines employing a L of swinging arms joined to one snot-e1, and

and in order he my be made clear,

in other wars, and. such processes are highly eliicientfor limited 6 a becomes less oz Min devi on line spoolu The winding, however, as the swings isono the pol; endieulm'? the improvementsecure -lei 'illlfi reason will the simple sum employed in the usual .-.'inding is Wfll with a (li efi'lmiencv rzn deviates perpe nlol.

w nch ShOW I indieafiesan and having a 3m Wiiicn the Wire passes no arm is shown consid greater than n pin? c V delivery ll'e to 'ine spool embly inclined to the spool,

-Wonld on 01327015; be operative in actual pram live The Wli'fi passes alon the arm to the 1 0 and from thence diagonally up word bin is is evident that the bottom pro. ieotion as sin" a in Fig. iiwill always be sii'ai "10, since otherwise a. force would be ores i to swing llie until the deliv ered Wine is) in iiis plane of the arm, The oi 511e, winding :1; this time'is s :ml'eiil in F 3. There is yet a cam bi on the spool to be wound, but iiis clear llllli the wire 'W has by this time so l'*'ll(.',i'-. i'fizl 'iliiffllfd inclinziticm, on acoonni' of n =:.=onsimined to remain in the plane of lot- 'i has a tendency n mm? ng; turns and red roller F were as at F, the i'nnoli. augmented, Accordingly it is desirable lo p l'ne delii'ei'y roller F as "for forward in n the arm possible, but it cannot be located too for forward or there will be insullioient ioreo from the wire tension to swing the arm. Moreover, the are of movement shown ar H would bring the delivery roller too for forward at its central position; It is, fllQlGfOIQ, clear that the ordinary forms Winding machines employing swinging arms cannot-be used for spools oi any imi snoili lengths. In order to Wind. sp ols of any length i'tlis necessary to have different arrangement, and by the l 8S6nl' iY-eniion holly in X ideal 6on5 quires.

Referring again to Fl it Wiil, sesn tlmi; if

as shown of: M

which practice reoonducting the wind through a i aim to secure substanfine wire. Accordingly the arm is fed proptated and the wire W maintained in an almost perpendicular relation under suitable tension, that the wire will be properly coiled -upon the spool. If the wire W by reason of excessive feed acquires the inclination W, the feed will be too coarse, and if on account of an insufiicient feed, it takes the inclination W, the turn, will have a tendency to mount upon the preceding one. The ideal condition is to have a very slight rearward inclination so that the turn will coil closely against the preceding one with out mounting upon it.

Referring now to Fig. l, I will explain the essential principles of my invention, and show that it is effective for the purpose of securing the ideal conditions. 1 indicates a lead screw having a handle 2 by which it is turned. 3 indicates a block internally threaded so as to move upon the lead screw, and having a swinging arm 4. 5 indicates the delivery roller, parts 4 and 5, correspondingto the parts D and F of the diagrammatic representation previously referred to. G indicates the spool which is shown with one layer partially wound, and the various positions which the arm 4 can acquire are indicated in dotted linesalong the length of the spool. In. the use of this apparatus, the swinging arm 4 is positioned approximately perpendicular to the spool, and the winding commenced under suitable conditions of tension and speed. As long as the arm a is perpendicular, or substant-jially so, the plane of the wire corresponds with the-ideal conditions above mentioned,

and shown in Fig. 2 "W. In other words, the wire isbeing directed to the spool in almost perpei'idicularrelation, but lagging very slightly behind on account of the friction ofthc inging arm pivots. The deiivery rolie may be located some distance back of the rent edge of the spool, as indicated in Fig. i, so that a considerable force is created to i'i'iore the arm, even. with very the layer, without lagging nil so that the wire would have a tendency to mount preceding turn. As the arm beet deflected owing to the progress oi? the wind, the conditions become less and lo I avorable, although they are suflicicntly nwm'abie for all practical purposes during a moderate arc of movement of the arm.

By my present invention I arrange means by which the operator. who is necessarily present during the winding operation, can

erly and follt appreciably l3 forcibly move the arm support laterally an amount corresponding to its movement, so that its perpendicular relation is constrained to continue. For this proposal have indicated the lead screw 1 threaded into the block 3, and operated by the handle 2, so that the operator may turn the handle and keep the wire guiding arm approximately perpendicular. If the arm is approximately perpendicular, it is sufiicient for all practical purposes, and it is perfectly within the capabilities of any operator to maintain the arm approximately perpendicular, particularly if said arm is comparatively lon Under these circumstances, the arm wil sometimes be exactly perpendicular to the spool, and sometimes forward and sometimes back of such relation, but the wire will substantially follow the ideal path, as indicated in Fig. 2, under all these conditions, due to the very slight retardation of the arm pivots. As will afterward ap ear, I provide means for minutely adjusting the delivery roller forward and back with relation to the spool, so that any predetermined tension can be made effective to feed the arm along with the progress of the layer. Inasmuch as the arm always remains substantially perpendicular, this distance remains constant for any adjustment. It is evident that the delivery roller would be located at different places fordifferent kinds of wire, and any case at a point sulficient-ly far forward to prevent lateral deviations of the arm from appreciably varying the inclination of the wire, and at the same time suiliciently far back to give sulficient force to make the arm follow the progress of the layer. Thus the proper position of the deli very roller is a sort of balance or compromise, which has to be determined by experiment for each particular job. As the layer approaches the heads of the spool, it is desirable to reverse the same, and the operator may accordingly allow the arm 4 to acquire considerable inclination at the two heads of the spool, as indicated'in dotted lines at K-and L in Fig. 1.. When the arm acquires such an inclination, the wire has a tendency to mount upon the preceding turn, or, in other words, reverse itself, which is exactly what is desired at the two heads of the spool. Accordingly the inclination would be so arrangedtl'iat the reverse would just occur at the time the layer had reached the heads of the spool. A practical form, of consimctz'0n.ln the present application I will describe a simple form of construction for carrying into effect the foregoing principles. The mechanism is presented largely for the purpose of Hitstration, and referen ce is to be had to my companion application, Patent N0.1,057,008, dated Mar. 25, 1913, for'the full specifications of a certain type of commercial ma chine embodying my invention. The present use aims to present the essential parts of the mechanism in suggestive form, by which they can he worked out to suit varying requirements by different persons skilled in the art, who may desire to construct and use the same for their particular purposes.

25 inclination to the arm.

- 45 HXlfllWVi-tli and secured to the arm 4.

r I and forth, this segment gear fi st. r a varying amount or oil of more or less v1snous, character, depending on the needs of Referring to .5, the internally thread ed block or out 3, has ears or lugs?) thereon, which loosely receive screw studs 7 pro jost ing from s heed 8 9 indicate nuts upon said screw studs by whichthe ere clamped to the lugs 6, and hi; which the head 8 can be impelled forward and heel: into any desired relation. Upon the head i% i provide a pair of projections 10 adapted to receive 10 a threaded rod ll, which is spliced so as to he vertically, hut non-rotntci ly. movable through said projections 19. 12 indicates a thumb not upon said threaded l1, and between the projections 10, by which the rod 5 canhe fvertically adjusted. Upon the rod 7 11 "I rigidly secure the wire carrying frame, having parts 13 and 13. The part 13 carrios grooved wheel or roller (not shown), by which the wire is supplicmnnd delivered 2 to the swinging arm 4:. The srm 4 is journaled inthe heads 13 and 13', and I make this arm very long in practice that its extremity may swing through 0.0115 'lerzible distance without imparting any considerable 'll designates a grooye' ifiolleron the arm which receives "thewire in alinementgvith the arm pivots. 17 designates an additional grooved roller, and, from which the wire is led to thedeliv- 3o ery roller 5 upon the outer end or the arm. 18 designates :i'clamp for holding the wire when it is not being drawn upon a spool.

- The friction of the arrow upon its pivotal supports is sufiicient to give the necessary l announcer rearward inclination or leg to the Wireuhder ordinary circumstances, but I I provide means for increasing the'resistance in case sis tension of the wire or other factors requires it; For this purpose l arrange so a dash pot l9 comprising ii cup 20, secured upon the wire carrying head, and having fans or blades 21 therein. 22 designates a gear wheel secured to the fans or blades and meshing with n segment gear 23, co-

' The relation is such that as the arm at swings 23 im- H agotaitive movement to the gear and s 2lg so that these move back and forth his the cup 20. The cup 20 is filled with any. 'pii'rticular class of work.

@Tvhe operation of the above mechanism i will-he understood from the preliminary description, and particularly the below descriptionin connection with Fig. 4. It. will be seen that I provide a swinging arm which [is maintained in substantially perpendicular is rela tionto the spool, no matter what the length thereof may be. The arrangement. is

also such that the delivery roller may be 10- Y carted at" any position of forward or back adjustment by manipulating the 'nuts 9, G5 which is a very important adjustment in practice, as it enables theoonditi' ons' no be exactly accorded to theiureeds of any particular wire.- I umelso enabled to adjust the arm 4 vertically by means of the thumb nut; 12. which is desirable in case spools of unusually large or small size are wound.

The arm 4 is so long that it is eflicient for modified arrangement; in. which the. lead screw 1 is dispensed with, and a-rackand In Fig. 6 I have indicated a slightly is a mid-position,

gear segment adjustment substituted therefor. The rack 24 is fixed to the Wire carrying head, and the gear segment 25'm'esl1es therewith and turns with the rod 26 projecting forwardly in the machine. 27 indicates. an arm upon the'rod 526, said arm having a pointer 28, which moves along the surface of the spool. The arrangement is such that the operator may follow the progress of the layer with the pointer, sothat the sup port for the wire carrying arm likewise" follows the course of the layer, and] keeps the arm in perpendicular relation, or approximately so. Wish this arrangement the wi e follows exactly in accordance with its 1 particular needs, and the operator is able to keep the pointer approximately opposite the turn being completed without much difficulty. The delivery roller follows the progress of the layer exactly, and the arm sup-- port mvpioximately in this case, as in the case where the operator manipulates the lead screw to kee) the swin ins arm Jert: J pendicular.

by any ordinary to and ,fro motion, which while not exactly correct, is a near enough support I and mounted to have a freely 120i central position perpendicular to the spool,

swinging movement on either side of: its

said arm having a delivery device, and ad;

justing means for moi ing said delivery device torward and back transversely of both its own axis and that, of the spool to vary its distance from the axis of the spool,

wherebyth direction of the wire passing from the delivery device to the spool is altered. v r

' 2. A means for winding wire upon a izio .means for-moving said support spool comprising a freely swinging arm having a delivery device, a. wire carrying frame, a vertically extending screw secured to said frame, a support, a nut carried by said support and engaged with said screw for adjusting said delivery device up and down, a block and adjusting screws carried by said block and bearing on said support for adjusting the delivery device back and forth.

A means for winding wire upon a spool, comprising an arm having a delivery device, a support upon which said arm is freely pivoted, a block on which said support-is adjustably mounted, and adjusting forwardly and back on-the block in the general direction of said arm with relation to the spool to be wound.

A. means for winding wire upon a spool, comprising a support movable bodily parallel to the spool, 21, head mounted on said support and projecting therefrom to ward the spool, an arm pivoted to said head and mounted to have a freely swinging movement on either side of its central position perpendicular to the spool, said-arm having a delivery device, and adjusting means for movin said head on the siapport to carry said de ivery device towar and from the spool, and toward and from said support, whereby the direction of the wire passing to the spool from the delivery device is altered.

5. A means for winding wire u on a spool, comprising a support movable odily parallel to the spool, a head mounted on said support and projecting-therefrom toward the spool, an arm pivotedto said head and mounted to have a freely swinging movement on either side of its central position perpendicular to the spool, said arm having a delivery device, and screws engaged with said head and support and arranged to move the former in and out to carry the delivery device forward and back and thereby alter the direction or slant of the wire passing from the delivery device to the spool.

In witness whereof, I subscribe my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE R. PHILLIPS.

Witnesses CHARLES R. UNDERHILL, LEON H./ALLEN. 

